Toy vehicle



J. SEPON TOY VEHICLE July l0, 1928.

Filed My 27. 1927 l Invenfor.

s John Sepon by/wwwam Patented July 10, 1928.

ivi-riant.

f TOY VEHICLE.

Y y.--.-App1cation filed May 27,

` 'This/ invention relates to toy vehicles and] y v y -pelling the vehicle forwardly.

l@hasfor-.its object-to provide various imvprovem'ents.in *devices ofl ythis class all as .will-be more fullyhereina-fter set forth and pointed out in. the' appended claims.

. .tion

ln the-drawings Fig. 1l is a perspective @View of a toyvehicle 'embodying my inven- Fig." 2 is a sectional view showing; the* lO'brna-n'ner fof: :mounting .and means forl ringing the fbell driving connection to the rear axle; n 4, Fig. 3 ;j

gtrated liindicatesthe bQdy'of the vehicle'.

f r'form ayseathfor the driver. This body i is; msupp'orted on.twoafeap0r driving' wheels 2n K tions en'nbracnig gand .receiving the .bush- 'inglr` 3 is afragmentaryview showingthe Eiga-Alie a section on theline .Y f .E ig.- 5fis arsection on the vline 5 5, Fig. 4.l

@My improved toy .vehicle is of that typeY comprising arf body'.- mounted on wheels .toi .wgether .with-means:forfpropelling the vehicle l-f-andfa-lso for'steer'ingit. .In thedevice illus-` whichis ini\.the-for1n.of aboard adapted' to Handwtwo' front orlsteeringf wheels 3. The

f=driving wheels 2larefrigidly secured to the --:rear axle 4-wh1ch-1s jeurnalled insultable bearings or bracketsvsecured to .the under.r

-f-s-ide ofi-.the-body 1. The front or steering wheels3 are journalledfbn a frontaxle 6' which is pivotally `connected to a front.4

This bracket membenbracket member 7. has a general U shape and 1s rastened at its upper end to the under side of the body 1V as shown at 8.

The device is steered by the feet of the rider. in a Wellhnown way. That is, the rider places his feet on the front axle be# tween the wheels 3 and the bracket 7 and by pushing forward with one foot or the steer the vehicleinto any desired direction.

The vehicle is propelled through the me upper end `with handles 14 which may be grasped by-the hands of the operator and 4innerend ofeach section isivbent atl right other the front wheels may be turned to by moving the lever 14 back and forth they V.1927... `serial No. 194,675'.

driving;` wheels 3 will be turned thereby pro- 'The v.crank portion 13 ofthe of special construction.

. The axle is made in two sections and the rear. axle is angles. tothe axisas'shown at 15 and these two right angular portions. 15'are rigidly connectedby a pin-16 which 1s `ri-vetedin the ends 15.- This pin 16 issurrounided byv 'abushingzlfr' which is'freeftoturn thereon.

..- IThe 4connectingrod .1-2 isniade with. the

,operating lever 9 as shown at '23. vrAt. the irearrend Jofthe connecting rod are .two .plates 24,.25,eachiof which isprovided with halfround:portions.26 said half round porgethe1':.at .their rear ends by a clampingI screw 27 andare secured te the'lling piece away as shown at 29 to receive the plates 24, 25. This makes a very sturdy construction and yet one which can be economically manufactured. 1

Thek vehicle is also provided with a signal device which is automatically actuatedl by the lever 9. This signal device is'in the formof ya bell and is received between two uprights 31 which are secured to the body 1 and are pivotally mounted thereto as shown two metallside plates..18,f19 and. witlrthe i filling piece 20of wood, said pieces '18,19 .and .the` lilling .piece 20- being` folded to-,y Y-getherbyl bolts/'21.. .'The forward end 22 'of at 32,. The bell has rigid therewith an up` I standing arm a3 to which is pivotally connected a jointed link comprising' the two piv- Y otally-connected sections 34, 35. Said jointed ylink is pivotally connected to the -upper end of a rod 36y which extends through an opening 37 formed in the body 1. The lower end of this rod 36 is pivotally connected to a rod 38, the rear end of whichis pivotally connected to the lower end of the lev- The operating lever 9 Ais provided at its er 9 as shown at 39 and the front end of which extends througha guide opening 40 formed in one ofthe arms of the U-shaped bracket 7. The vibrating movement ofthe lever as indicated bythe full and dotted lines Figa-1 will operate through the conthus give a warning signal.

I claim:

l. In a toy vehicle, theconibination with a body, rear and front wheelson which. the

nections above described to ring the bell and `body is mounted, the rear wheels being driving Wheels, a` rear axle comprising tWo secf tions to which the driving wheels are rigidly secured, the inner ends ofthe sections being bentat right angles, a `pin connecting said' right angle portions,'a lever pivoted to the body, a connecting rod pivotally connected kto the lower end of the lever, said connecting rod being provided at its rear'end with two "plates Yeach havinga half `round portion LEO f a body of front and rear wheels on which' which embraces the pin, and a bearing sleeveY interposed between the pin and the half roundV portions. Y

Y2. In 4a toy vehicle, the combination with i V the bodyis mounted, the rear wheels being two metal plates secured to the rear end of' the filling member and eac-h having a halfl round portion that embraces the crank pin.

3. In a toy vehicle, the combination with a body, of a bracket member secured to the Vunder side of the body at the front thereof,

steering Wheels pivoted to said bracket'meinber, other bracket members securedl to the` body `at the rear thereof, driving Wheels journalled in said latter' bracketV members, an actuating lever for operating jthe driving Wheels, and an audible signal device i connectedV to said Vlever to be operated by the vibratory movement thereof.

l.. In a toy vehicle, the combination with a body, of a bracket member secured to the under side ofthe body at the Vfront thereof, steering wheels pivotcd to said bracket member, other bracket members,secured to the body' at, the rearf thereof, driving wheels journalled in said latter bracket members, an actuating lever 'for operating the driving wheels, two'uprights rising from, the fronti of the vehicle body, a bell pivoted between the unrights, and, means for ringing/the bell by the vibrating movement of the actuy ating lever.

5. In a toy vehicle, the combination Witli? a body, of Aa bracket member secured tothe under side of the body-amthe front thereof,"

steering wheelspivoted to said bracket memvber,otherV bracket members secured to the body atthe rear thereof, udriving Wheels^ journalled in said.k Vlatter bracket.` members, anV actuatinglever forV operating the vdriving wheels, two uprights' 'rising vfrom' the front of the vehiclebody, a. rod pivoted at V one end to the actua-ting lever and lguidedand supported at the other end bythe firstnamed bracket, a second rodconnected to the first-named rod and extending' through an aperture in the body, anda connection betweenfsaidsecond rod andthe bell,whe`re4 by the latter'will be rungy when the operating lever is'actiiated. 1

' in testimony whereof, JI have signed my Y Vname Vto this specification.

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